to secure something tightly in preparation for trouble
問題に備えて何かをしっかりと固定する (mondai ni sonaete nanika o shikkari to kotei suru)
"Residents will batten down their windows before the storm."
"住民たちは嵐の前に自分の窓をバッテン ダウンします。" (Jumin-tachi wa arashi no mae ni jibun no mado o **batten daun** shimasu.)
to refuse to answer a question on the grounds that it may in...
make the best of your current situation
to campaign for a political position
to be very familiar with something; to have a thorough under...
to follow the rules exactly
something good that happens by chance
